The Friend Who Called at Just the Right Time
It was a Sunday evening, and I had just wrapped up my daily activities within the community. The day hadn’t gone as planned—it was one of those frustrating days that left you feeling drained and questioning everything. I was sitting in my room, wrestling with a storm of negative thoughts. Doubts about my decision to […]
Kindness That Feels Like Home
From the moment I arrived in Ghana, it was the smiles that stood out to me. Genuine, warm, and ever-present, they greeted me like old friends. It didn’t matter that I was a stranger in a foreign land; their kindness wrapped around me like a comforting embrace. Living in a new country is never easy. […]
Anticipation and Mobilization for Community Asset Mapping Day
Preparing for the Community Asset Mapping Day in Eregi was both a challenging and rewarding experience for me. Mobilizing the community required clear communication, dedication, and persistence. My goal was to bring community members together to collaboratively identify their local strengths and resources—a crucial first step toward community-led development. Through household visits, meetings with local […]
In Pursuit of Sustainable Development: The Power of a United Community
To achieve sustainable development, unity is paramount. In my five months of volunteer service, I have witnessed the transformative power of a unified community. I have utilized community meetings to bring community members together as a platform for collective problem-solving, where community members come up with ideas. The beautiful thing about collective problem-solving is that […]
The Transformative Power of Rains
Before November, the Turima location In Tharaka-Nithi County was locked in a season of waiting. Conversations at that time revolved around the delayed rains. The scorching sun ruled the skies, leaving vegetation dry, seasonal rivers barren, and roads cloaked with dust. The community seemed to be in a collective pause, their focus pinned on the […]
Lessons from Community Assets Mapping
Community asset mapping has to be the magical key to unlocking the potential of a community and turning it into a reality. I realized this after I conducted one at Mwanika, Meru County. Underdevelopment and poverty that often roam in our communities are mostly driven by the mindset of the community members. If we manage […]
Empowering Women in Ghanaian Communities: A Look Into CorpsAfrica’s Initiatives
The role of women in many Ghanaian societies has often been limited. This unfortunate trend is prevalent to the extent that it’s viewed as a norm, especially in rural communities. Often, women are exempted from significant aspects of communal life, particularly in leadership and decision-making capacities. At CorpsAfrica, our core emphasis is on community-led initiatives, […]
A Journey of Sacrifice
It was on Friday afternoon when I was deployed to my community in Mzimba district by the CorpsAfrica staff. On that day, I was warmly welcomed by the two Group Village Heads and a woman who was supposed to host me for two weeks. Soon after the staff left, I took a moment to reflect […]
L`apprenant devenu enseignant – “The Learner Who Became a Teacher”
Driven by the desire to serve his country through community development, he stepped out of his comfort zone to learn and grow in the heart of Senegal. He was sent to a village called Gourel Baidy, located in the Tambacounda region, specifically in the Goudiry department, for a service of approximately one year. Arriving there […]
Language, the Almighty Barrier
When you are a boy growing up in one of the urban cities in Malawi, everything is easier because the language is diluted to fit everybody. We have the working class with their language, the young boys from Bangwe with their language, and the trap artists from Lilongwe with their lingo as well. The great […]